diff --git a/lib/query.js b/lib/query.js
index 25aec281dcd..e7b8c827620 100644
--- a/lib/query.js
+++ b/lib/query.js
@@ -2951,11 +2951,14 @@ Query.prototype.distinct = function(field, conditions, callback) {
  *     // equivalent
  *     query.sort('field -test');
  *
+ *     // also possible is to use a array with array key-value pairs
+ *     query.sort([["field", "asc"]]);
+ *
  * #### Note:
  *
  * Cannot be used with `distinct()`
  *
- * @param {Object|String} arg
+ * @param {Object|String|Array.<Array<(string | number)>>} arg
  * @return {Query} this
  * @see cursor.sort https://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/method/cursor.sort/
  * @api public